Retribution (12A): ‘Speed’ Revisited in a Tired Neeson Thriller.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Retribution” (2023). Liam Neeson’s pension pot is just a little bit fuller after this one. But he really needs to have some much better…
The Coffee Table (15): Farcical Horror That’s Blacker Than Black.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Coffee Table” (2024). Original title: La mesita del comedor. In a world of bland Hollywood cookie-cutter horror films (“Baghead”, “Tarot”, “Imaginary”, yada, yada,…
The Book of Clarence (15): “We Will Cwucify Clawence!”
#onemannsmovies #filmreview of “The Book of Clarence”. #TheBookOfClarence. Innovative Jeymes Samuel take on the the Bible story. 4/5.
The Idea of You (15): lliH gnittoN. That’s Notting Hill, but in reverse!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Idea of You” (2024). Currently streaming on Prime Video, “The Idea of You” takes the concept of “Notting Hill” – a nobody falling…
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (15): Has Its Tense Moments But Is Ultimately Plain Unpleasant.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Strangers: Chapter 1” (2024). With this reboot of the 2008 horror film “The Strangers” (which has a bit of a following among horror…
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15): Wild Fun With Scrotus, Rectus and Bommy-Knockers.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024). To reuse the question from Dr. Dementus (Chris Hemsworth), if I asked George Miller if he “had it…
Tetris (15): In Pursuit of the Soviet Blocks (sic)!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tetris” (2023). I missed this Apple+ offering when it came out last year (as I did with “Blackberry”, which is also on my catch-up…
Io Capitano (15): The Painful Journey to a “Better Life”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Io Capitano” (2024). Italy’s nomination for last year’s International Film Oscar, “Io Capitano” is as topical as hell in charting the perils faced by…
Tarot (15): It’s Written In The Stars That You Should Wait For Streaming With This One.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tarot” (2024). The new horror film “Tarot” looked from the trailer like a paint-by-numbers teen slasher. And so it turned out to be. Bob…
IF (U): Splashes of Spielbergian Magic But Trying Too Hard To Please All Audiences.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “IF” (2024). “IF” stands for “Imaginary Friend”. If in a year or twos time you are a parent picking a DVD for a sleepover,…